Massachusetts lawmakers expected to vote on school cell phone ban this week
The Massachusetts State Senate will vote on a bill this week which would limit the use of cell phones in all public schools. The vote is expected for Thursday. The bill would require all public schools to have policies banning personal cell phone use during the day before the 2026-2027 school year. As NewsChannel 13...
Escaped Webster water monitor lizard spotted in Connecticut
Officials say the water monitor lizard that escaped from a Webster, Massachusetts home was spotted over the weekend in Connecticut.
GBH Daily: The Market Basket pickle
☀️Sunny, clear, and hot, with highs approaching 90. Sunset is at 8:07 p.m. Today’s story takes us deep into the deli aisle, the produce department, and the freezer section. But first: GBH’s Esteban Bustillos spent the weekend with Fenway Park concession stand workers, who were on strike for the three-game Red...
Casey Affleck lobbies Mass. lawmakers to ban primate research
Cantabrigian actor Casey Affleck wants Beacon Hill to crack down on what he and animal rights activists call cruel experiments on baby primates. What's happening: Affleck wrote a letter to Massachusetts legislators urging them to prohibit separating infant primates from their mothers during the first year of life for...
Nearly all Mass. fire departments fall below national staffing standard, union says
Fire engines or ladder trucks should be staffed with four members, the NFPA says. In Massachusetts, the average is about two firefighters. Nearly all of the fire departments in Massachusetts do not meet national staffing standards, according to a survey conducted by the state fire union in the wake of the deadly fire...
Two Mass. women die from injuries after camper explosion at Old Orchard Beach in...
Two Massachusetts women have died from their injuries after a camper explosion at Old Orchard Beach in Maine.
Mass. residents claim they haven’t received unemployment funds for months
“I am literally twice a week, selling my blood plasma for income. I never did that before," one woman told Boston 25 News.
K-9 Frankie, killed in the line of duty, honored with statue in Massachusetts
A statue was unveiled over the weekend for Frankie, the first and only Massachusetts State Police K-9 to be killed in the line of duty.
Shrewsbury Police Face Backlash After Shooting Goose
SHREWSBURY, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — Police in Shrewsbury are facing backlash after a video surfaced of officers shooting a distressed goose on July 20. After speaking with residents and consulting with an off-duty Animal Control Officer, officers determined that the goose was likely suffering from Highly Pathogenic...
Mass. beach closures: About 25 beaches closed Saturday, July 26
About 25 beaches were closed Saturday from Pittsfield to Provincetown as temperatures fell from the week’s triple digits to the mid- to high-80s throughout the state. A majority of the beaches were closed due to high bacteria levels, according to the state Department of Public Health. Six of the...
